You blink your eyes in four/tenths of a second. "Five-tenths of a second," says Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor-turned-race-car driver Frankie Muniz, "can be the difference between first place and 15th place in a qualifier." ...more

March 21, 2009

Bucs defensive end Kevin Carter has spent more time comparing the foreign policies of John McCain and Barack Obama, the country's two major presidential candidates, than discussing his team's defense when speaking with reporters this season. ...more

November 2, 2008

All good things come to an end, and for me, the best time of my life has been the past 24 years as the outdoors editor of The Tampa Tribune. Economic conditions and a proffered buyout combined with the fact that I'm only a few months from Medicare make this prime time for me to take a bow and start easing toward the exit. Though I hope it won't be curtains for me, so to speak. As Bobby Bowden has famously pointed out, there's not but one big event left after you retire. So I am "semi-retiring." ...more

July 20, 2008

Teaching children about the love of Jesus is utmost in Tina Kimbro's mind. That's her role at First Baptist Church of New Port Richey. ...more

May 24, 2008

The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the "American Idol" title Wednesday, and it wasn't as much of a surprise as it seemed. ...more

May 22, 2008

Grown-up rocker David Cook has triumphed over smooth-voiced teen David Archuleta to become the new "American Idol." ...more

May 21, 2008

Betty Knowles is tired of lost possibilities and faded promise. As a social worker, Knowles often hears about children who start out bright but lose their way. Her son Tedric, or "Teddy," was like that, she said, gifted in math and foreign languages before ending up in a state prison. He died a few months after his release, in a drive-by shooting in Port Tampa that remains unsolved. ...more

December 13, 2007

The search for a missing college student whose nude pictures were featured on an Internet Web site turned into a homicide case when a body was found Thursday, investigators said. ...more

November 30, 2007

Chelsea Klotz scored two goals in Tampa Prep's 5-0 win against Cambridge on Tuesday to bring her total to 24 for the season. The 17-year-old senior striker is in her first season with Tampa Prep (7-0) after moving from Lake Brantley. ...more

November 28, 2007